According to the most recent sales statistics that Nintendo has made available, the Nintendo Switch has now moved up to the third spot on the all-time list of best-selling gaming systems.
Outselling PS4 and Game Boy
According to the most recent financial data released by the firm, the total sales of the console have already reached 122.55 million units. With reaching this milestone, the Nintendo Switch has surpassed the sales of both the Game Boy and the PlayStation 4, which now stand at 118.69 million and 117.2 million units respectively.
Nintendo Switch sales over time
Over its existence, Nintendo Switch has been successful in accomplishing a lot of important goals, and the console will be six years old in March. In February of 2013, it had more sales than both the Wii and the original PlayStation. Moreover, it has performed better than any of Nintendo’s previous platforms, including the 3DS, Wii U, GameCube, Nintendo 64, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and NES.
There are still two other gaming systems in its sights, but it is unknown at this time whether or not they will be outsold by Nintendo Switch. The DS and the PlayStation 2 are the only other consoles to have sold more copies, coming in at 154.02 million and 155 million respectively.
The Nintendo Switch has maintained a very high level of success despite the fact that it seems to be nearing the end of its life cycle. Despite the fact that Nintendo has never before implemented an official price cut, the firm still has a number of options available to it in order to optimize console sales over the course of the next several years, even in the event that it chooses to launch a next-generation successor machine.
The Nintendo Switch was first made available to consumers all around the globe on March 3, 2017.
